Quote Originally Posted by biondino
Make yourself go to bed earlier, then earlier the next night, then earlier. Set an alarm each day and when it goes off, get up (give yourself say 7 hours). Straightforward but effective.
I have found that I can't make myself go to sleep earlier even if I want to- I end up just lying in bed thinking about random shit.

If you want to get into a "normal" routine I would say go to sleep whenever, but set your alarm and wake yourself earlier and earlier. You will be tired as hell for the next day, but don't take a nap or anything, just sleep at night- because then you will be too tired to lie in bed thinking about random shit.